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ADJ-GRADED
冷淡的;無熱情的;故作隨意的
If people or their opinions are downbeat, they are deliberately casual and not enthusiastic about a situation.
例句
Its headlines were suitably downbeat and don't scream out.
其標題平淡無奇而非觸目驚心，非常得體。
...a downbeat assessment of 1992's economic prospects.
對 1992 年經濟前景的低調判斷
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ADJ-GRADED
沮喪的;悲觀的;絕望的
If you are feeling downbeat, you are feeling depressed and without hope.
例句
They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
他們發現他情緒低落，無精打采。
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N-COUNT
下拍(樂隊指揮示意強拍的向下手勢)
In music, the downbeat is the downward movement of the conductor's hand, indicating the first beat of the bar.